Jaguars Stadium of the Future deal includes $775 million in public funding

Plans call for a four-year construction timeline with the stadium opening in 2028.


  • By Ric Anderson
  • | 5:45 p.m. May 14, 2024
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The Jacksonville Jaguars "Stadium of the Future" is shown in this rendering released May 14.
The Jacksonville Jaguars "Stadium of the Future" is shown in this rendering released May 14.
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The city of Jacksonville would provide $775 million in public funding to remake EverBank Stadium into the Jacksonville Jaguars’ “Stadium of the Future” and provide long-term maintenance for the facility under a proposed deal presented May 14 to the City Council.

The framework of the deal, which Mayor Donna Deegan’s office has been negotiating with the NFL team since August, includes a 50-50 split with the Jaguars for the estimated $1.25 billion cost of building the stadium. In addition, the city would provide $150 million for deferred maintenance and ongoing capital improvements. 

That will bring the total cost for the project to $1.4 billion.

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